BJP releases more videos showing Satyendar Jain eating ‘outside food’
The Hindu
Court directs Tihar jail to provide food to the jailed AAP Minister as per rules
The controversy over alleged facilities being provided to jailed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Minister Satyendar Jain in Tihar jail took another turn after the BJP on Wednesday released more videos, in which Mr. Jain is seen eating fruits, salad and “outside food”.
BJP leader and Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi hit out at the Arvind Kejriwal-led party saying that the actions of AAP leaders, who consider themselves aam aadmi (common man), are completely different. “It is not like a prisoner locked inside the jail from any angle but as if the Minister is staying in a hotel and he is being served everything,” she said at a press conference.
AAP did not comment on the matter after the fresh videos emerged. The party also cancelled two scheduled press conferences by MLAs Atishi and Durgesh Pathak.
Meanwhile, a Delhi court directed Tihar jail authorities to provide food to the jailed AAP Minister during his religious fast in accordance with the relevant rules.
Special Judge Vikas Dhull passed the order while directing the jail authorities to file their reply by Thursday containing details of food provided to Mr. Jain in the past six months. The court was hearing a plea moved by Mr. Jain, alleging the jail administration had stopped giving him the food allowed “as per law” during his religious fast.
Mr. Jain also urged the court to restrain the media from running any video footage from inside his prison cell. Mr. Dhull issued a notice and directed the prison officials to file their reply in this matter too.
Mr. Jain told the court that despite Tuesday’s hearing on the leak of videos of him from jail, another clipping was leaked on Wednesday morning. The purported videos that show Mr. Jain eating are, however, from September 13 and October 1 and 3.
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